Association to Benefit Children

The covered entity (CE), Association to Benefit Children, reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 9,142 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, passport or other government identification numbers, email addresses, health insurance and claims information, financial information, medications prescribed, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complementary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. All staff were retrained on email security.